| Wednesday, May 8 2024 | Climate change, economics and finance | |||
| Time | Item | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:45-09:30 | Registration | ||
| 09:30-09:45 | Welcome remarks | Luca Taschini, University of Edinburgh | |
| 09:45-10:30 | Plenary Speaker | Hannah Bloomfield, Newcastle University | Using high resolution climate data to help prepare future energy systems for weather-driven extremes |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break | ||
| 11:00-11.30 | Contributed talk 1 | Manuel Cugliari, Banca d'Italia | The dual face of carbon emissions: transition risk-adjusted probability of default |
| 11:30-12.00 | Contributed talk 2 | Andrew Schurer, University of Edinburgh | Causes of past temperature change and variability and the implications for projections of future climate |
| 12:00-12.30 | Contributed talk 3 | Stuart Haszeldine, University of Edinburgh | TBC |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30-14:15 | Plenary Speaker | Margherita Giuzio, European Central Bank | Financing the low-carbon transition and adaptation |
| 14:15-14:45 | Contributed talk 1 | Ghassane Benmir, IE Madrid | Weitzman Meets Taylor: EU Allowances Futures Price Drivers and Carbon Cap Rule |
| 14:45-15:15 | Contributed talk 2 | Lorenzo Prosperi, Prometeia | A Modelling Framework For Equity Portfolio Projections Under Different Carbon Price Scenarios |
| 15:15-15:45 | Refreshments and mingling | ||
| 18:00-19:30 | Welcome drinks - Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary St, Edinburgh, EH1 1LT | ||
| Thursday, May 9 2024 | Where is climate finance going? | |||
| Time | Item | Speaker | Title |
| 09:00-09:45 | Registration | ||
| 09:45-10:30 | Plenary Speaker - TBC | Simon Scheidegger, HEC Lausanne | Deep Uncertainty Quantification: With an Application to Integrated Assessment Models |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break | ||
| 11:00-11.30 | Contributed talk 1 | Stefano Ramelli, University of St. Gallen | Climate Transition Beliefs |
| 11:30-12.00 | Contributed talk 2 | Glen Gostlow, University of Zurich | Does Nature Matter for Stock Returns? |
| 12:00-12.30 | Contributed talk 3 | Stephen Szaura, BI Norwegian Business School | Weather Variance Risk Premia |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30-14:15 | Plenary Speaker | Ruixun Zhang, Peking University | A Quantitative Approach to Optimal Impact Portfolios |
| 14:15-14:45 | Contributed talk 1 | Atreya Dey, University of Edinburgh | Volatile Temperatures and their Effects on Equity Returns and Firm Performance |
| 14:45-15:15 | Contributed talk 2 | Ruediger Kiesel, University of Duisburg-Essen | Net-Zero Commitments: Fact or Fiction? |
| 15:15-15:45 | Break | ||
| 15:45-16:45 | Industry Panel Discussion | Chaired by Wendy McCallum, University of Edinburgh | Building an industry-academia system to scale climate action |
| 16:45-17:15 | Refreshments and mingling | ||
| Friday, May 10 2024 | Climate change and energy systems | |||
| Time | Item | Speaker | Title |
| 09:00-09:45 | Registration | ||
| 09:45-10:30 | Plenary Speaker | Dominik Moest, Technische Universität Dresden | Decision support for the transition of the energy industry |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break | ||
| 11:00-11.30 | Contributed talk 1 | Lars Schewe, University of Edinburgh | Mathematical optimisation for a sustainable energy system |
| 11.30-12.00 | Contributed talk 2 | Dogan Keles, Technical University of Denmark | Hydrogen production in the local and European system context |
| 12.00-12.30 | Contributed talk 3 | Goncalo Dos Reis, University of Edinburgh | Trends in the current battery ecosystem |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | ||
*Please note this programme is subject to change and will be finalised in May 2024.